A sign of intelligence is one’s ability to learn from experiences and apply this knowledge to future experiences. This becomes a problem, however, when a negative experience impacts our ability to effectively interact with certain people or situations because of residual anger, regret, resentment, or anxiety. Often, conflicts, “bad attitude”, and negative morale are not due to what is going on with the current situation but, rather, are the symptoms of previous negative experiences.

Key points:

Understand the true meaning of forgiveness

Learn to let go of past issues that negatively color current interactions